Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is the third largest arms manufacturer in the world. The US company generates $18.7bn in revenue from its defence operations. Products areas include defence electronics, warships, radar and missile systems and space systems. Specific products include the B-2 Stealth Bomber and the Global Hawk Unarmed Aerial Vehicle. The company employs approximately 120,000 people worldwide, serving U.S. and international military, government and commercial customers.

Corporate structure
The corporation has seven divisions:
 * Electronic Systems, based in Baltimore, MD
 * Information Technology, based in Herndon, VA
 * Mission Systems, based in Reston, VA
 * Integrated Systems, based in El Segundo, CA
 * Newport News, based in Newport News, VA
 * Ship Systems, based in Pascagoula, MS
 * Space Technology, based in Redondo Beach, CA

"On December 12, 2002, Northrop Grumman completed its acquisition of TRW Inc. Information about former TRW defense businesses can now be accessed on the Northrop Grumman website."

Political contributions
The Northrop Grumman political action committee (PAC) gave $1,011,260 to federal candidates in the 05/06 election cycle - 37% to Democrats and 63% to Republicans.

For the 03/04 period, the total was $1,185,450 to federal candidates - 33% to Democrats and 67% to Republicans.

Lobbying
The company spent $16,729,865 for lobbying in 2006. Of this total, $1,336,995 went to 17 outside lobbying firms or individual lobbyists including The Livingston Group and Morris Amitay.

In December 2001, CommonDreams.org wrote about Northrop Grumman's lobbying, "It doesn't hurt that Northrop Grumman has friends in high places, like Secretary of the Air Force James Roche, former Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems chief. Since September 11th, Roche has emphasized the need for more spending on intelligence systems, specifically mentioning Northrop Grumman's AWACS plane. Not content to rest on its laurels, the company is lobbying Congress for a $300 million to upgrade the $1.3 billion B-2 Stealth Bomber, which has successfully completed bombings run in Afghanistan."

According to Washington Technology, "Northrop Grumman Corp. spent $5.6 million to lobby the federal government in the first six months of 2007, the highest amount spent among the largest federal IT contractors, according to the latest disclosure forms filed with the Senate."

Personnel
More executives from company website:
 * Jerry Agee
 * James L. Cameron
 * Gary W. Ervin
 * Kenneth N. Heintz
 * Robert W. Helm
 * Alexis Livanos
 * Rosanne O'Brien
 * James F. Palmer
 * Mike Petters
 * James F. Pitts
 * Mark Rabinowitz
 * Philip A. Teel
 * Stephen D. Yslas
 * Ian V. Ziskin

Board of Directors: Board list on company website
 * Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Northrop Grumman Corporation
 * Lewis Coleman, President and Chief Financial Officer, DreamWorks Animation SKG
 * Vic Fazio, Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
 * Donald Felsinger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sempra Energy
 * Stephen Frank, Former Chairman, President and CEO, Southern California Edison
 * Phillip Frost, Vice Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
 * Charles Larson, Admiral, United States Navy (Ret.)
 * Richard Myers, General, United States Air Force (Ret.) Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * Philip Odeen, Chairman of the Board, AVAYA
 * Aulana Peters, Retired Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
 * Kevin Sharer, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Amgen, Inc.

Contact
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (310) 553-6262 Fax: (310) 556-4561 Web: http://www.northropgrumman.com

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